It was feared St. Augustine sophomore guard Eric Monroe had suffered a broken ankle two weeks ago.

Fortunately, the ankle was only sprained.

Monroe warmed up Wednesday before a road game at Cathedral Catholic. Mike Haupt, coach of the No. 1-ranked Saints (25-2), ran Monroe through a series of lateral-movement tests before that game, but chose not to play him.

The Saints, Western League champions, host University City on Friday.

St. Augustine and La Costa Canyon are Open Division teams, which doesn't start the playoffs until March 1.

The playoffs will be seeded Saturday morning with pairings announced later that day.